Active Directory Services | Modern Management Training Center

Get Hands on instruction and practice administering Active Directory technologies in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 in this 5-day Microsoft Official Course? You will learn the skills you need to better manage and protect data access and information, simplify deployment and management of your identity infrastructure, and provide more secure access to data. You will learn how to configure some of the key features in Active Directory such as Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Group Policy, Dynamic Access Control (DAC), Work Folders, Work Place Join, Certificate Services, Rights Management Services (RMS), Federation Services, as well as integrating your on premise environment with cloud based technologies such as Windows Azure Active Directory. As part of the learning experience, you will perform hands-on exercises in a virtual lab environment.

Program Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Understand available solutions for identity management and be able to address scenarios with appropriate solutions.
Deploy and administer AD DS in Windows Server 2012.
Secure ADDS deployment.
Implement AD DS sites, configure and manage replication
Implement and manage Group Policy
Manage user settings with Group Policy

Beneficiaries

AD DS Administrators who are looking to further develop skills in the latest Access and Information Protection technologies with Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
System or Infrastructure administrators with general AD DS experience and knowledge who are looking to build upon that core knowledge and cross-train into advanced Active Directory technologies in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012R2.
IT Professionals who have taken the 10967A: Fundamentals of a Windows Server Infrastructure course and are looking to build upon that Active directory knowledge.

Contents

Module1:

Overview of Access and Information Protection This module provides an overview of multiple Access and Information Protection (AIP) technologies and services what are available with Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 from a business perspective and maps business problems to technical solutions. It also includes coverage of Forefront Identify Manager (FIM).Lessons.

Introduction to Access and Information Protection Solutions in Business
Overview of AIP Solutions in Windows Server 2012
Overview of FIM 2010 R2

Lab : Choosing an Appropriate Access and Information Protection Management Solution

Analyze the Lab Scenario and Identify Business Requirements
Propose a Solution

After completing this module students will be able to:

Describe Access and Information Protection solutions in business.
Describe Access and Information Protection solutions in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
Describe Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 R2.

Module2:

Advanced Deployment and Administration of AD DS This module explains how to deploy AD DS remotely and describes the virtualization safeguards, cloning abilities and extending ADDS to the cloud. Lessons

Deploying AD DS
Deploying and Cloning Virtual Domain Controllers
Deploying Domain Controllers in Windows Azure
Administering AD DS

Lab : Deploying and Administering AD DS

Deploying AD DS
Deploying Domain Controllers by Performing Domain Controller Cloning
Administering AD DS

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe and perform various deployment techniques for AD DS.
Describe virtual domain controller deployment considerations.
Explain how new technologies in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 support virtual domain controllers.
Describe Domain Controller cloning.
Implement AD DS using the tools provided in Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012R2.

Module3:

Securing AD DS This module describes the threats to domain controllers and what methods can be used to secure the AD DS and its domain controllers. Lessons

Securing Domain Controllers
Implementing Account Security
Implementing Audit Authentication

Lab : Securing AD DS

Implementing Security Policies for Accounts, Passwords, and Administrative Groups
Deploying and Configuring an RODC

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the importance of securing domain controllers.
Describe the benefit of read-only domain controllers (RODCs).
Explain and implement password and account lockout policies.
Implement audit authentication.

Module4:

Implementing and Administering AD DS Sites and Replication This module explains how AD DS replicates information between domain controllers within a single site and throughout multiple sites. This module also explains how to create multiple sites and how to monitor replication to help optimize AD DS replication and authentication traffic. Lessons